NFL Could Opt-Out of Sunday Ticket Package, Switching to Streaming

The NFL’s out-of-market games package, Sunday Ticket, has called DirecTV home since 1994. But a new report by ProFootballTalk indicates the league could opt out of that contract after the 2019 season, possibly switching to a streaming partner.

Though most of the NFL’s broadcast deals run through 2022, a source told ProFootballTalk that the agreement with DirecTV includes an opt-out clause after next season. The emergence of several robust streaming platforms provides new competition to the satellite provider for what would certainly be an attractive package.

Sunday Ticket allows fans to see every NFL game every week no matter where they live. AT&T-owned DirecTV renewed in 2014 and pays $1.5 billion ...